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1 gutter
(a channel for carrying away water, especially at the edge of a road or roof: The gutters are flooded with water.) sarjeta* * *gut.ter[g'∧tə] n 1 sarjeta, rego. 2 calha. 3 Mech ranhura, canaleta. 4 Typogr medianiz. • vt+vi 1 escavar, fazer ranhura, rasgar. 2 gotejar, pingar, derreter (vela). to pick someone up in the gutter tirar alguém da sarjeta, fig da miséria. -
2 hole
[həul] 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) buraco2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) buraco3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.) buraco2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) esburacar2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.) meter no buraco•- hole out* * *[houl] n 1 buraco, orifício, furo. 2 cova, toca. 3 embaraço, dificuldade. I am in a hole / estou em apuros. 4 habitação pequena e escura. 5 falha, defeito. 6 lagoa ou parte calma de um rio. 7 sl solitária. • vt+vi 1 cavar ou fazer buraco. 2 mandar para um buraco. to hole out Sport bater na bola de golfe e mandá-la para o buraco. to hole up hibernar. to pick holes achar defeitos. -
3 pluck
1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) puxar2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) depenar3) (to pick (flowers etc).) apanhar4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) arrancar5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) puxar2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) coragem- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
- energy* * *[pl∧k] n 1 arranca, arrancada. 2 puxão, safanão. 3 fressura. 4 coragem, determinação. • vt+vi 1 arrancar, desarraigar. 2 colher, apanhar. 3 depenar, deplumar. 4 puxar, safar. 5 tanger (instrumento de cordas). 6 sl afanar, roubar. he has a crow to pluck with you ele tem contas a ajustar com você. to pluck a pigeon depenar um pato, extorquir dinheiro de um otário. to pluck away arrebatar. to pluck down 1 derrubar, deitar abaixo. 2 humilhar. to pluck one’s eyebrows Braz coll depilar as sobrancelhas. to pluck up 1 arrancar, extirpar. 2 recobrar o ânimo. to pluck up courage criar coragem. she plucked up courage / ela criou coragem.
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Pick — (p[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Picked} (p[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Picking}.] [OE. picken, pikken, to prick, peck; akin to Icel. pikka, Sw. picka, Dan. pikke, D. pikken, G. picken, F. piquer, W. pigo. Cf. {Peck}, v., {Pike}, {Pitch} to throw.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pick up — {v.} 1. To take up; lift. * /During the morning Mrs. Carter picked up sticks in the yard./ 2. {informal} To pay for someone else. * /After lunch, in the restaurant, Uncle Bob picked up the check./ 3. To take on or away; receive; get. * /At the… … Dictionary of American idioms
pick up — {v.} 1. To take up; lift. * /During the morning Mrs. Carter picked up sticks in the yard./ 2. {informal} To pay for someone else. * /After lunch, in the restaurant, Uncle Bob picked up the check./ 3. To take on or away; receive; get. * /At the… … Dictionary of American idioms
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pick up the tab — {v. phr.} To pay the bill in a restaurant; be the one who underwrites financially what others are doing. * / I am always the one who picks up the tab, Charlie complained bitterly. Others get away with being freeloaders. / Compare: FOOT THE BILL … Dictionary of American idioms
pick up the tab — {v. phr.} To pay the bill in a restaurant; be the one who underwrites financially what others are doing. * / I am always the one who picks up the tab, Charlie complained bitterly. Others get away with being freeloaders. / Compare: FOOT THE BILL … Dictionary of American idioms
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